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transponder
tran·spond·er T0324000 (trăn-spŏn′dər)n. A radio or radar transmitter-receiver activated for transmission by reception of a predetermined signal. [tran(smitter) + (re)sponder.]transponder (trænˈspɒndə) or transpondorn1. (Telecommunications) a type of radio or radar transmitter-receiver that transmits signals automatically when it receives predetermined signals2. (Broadcasting) the receiver and transmitter in a communications or broadcast satellite, relaying received signals back to earth[C20: from transmitter + responder]tran•spon•der (trænˈspɒn dər) n. a radio, radar, or sonar transceiver that automatically transmits a signal upon reception of a designated incoming signal. [1940–45; trans (mitter) + (res) ponder] transponderA receiver-transmitter which will generate a reply signal, upon proper interrogation. See also responsor.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | transponder - electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific replyelectrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity | Translationstransponder
transponder[tranz′pän·dər] (communications) A transmitter-receiver capable of accepting the challenge of an interrogator and automatically transmitting an appropriate reply. A receiver-transmitter, such as on satellites, which receives a transmission and retransmits it at another radio frequency. transponderA receiver/transmitter that will generate a reply signal upon proper interrogation; the interrogation and reply being on different frequencies (ICAO). The transponder may be ground-based or be in an aircraft. It also could be the airborne radar beacon receiver/transmitter portion of the air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS), which automatically receives radio signals from interrogators on the ground and selectively replies with a specific reply pulse, or pulse group, only to those interrogations received on the mode to which it is set to respond.transponderA receiver/transmitter on a communications satellite. It receives a microwave signal from earth (uplink), amplifies it and retransmits it back to earth at a different frequency (downlink). A satellite has several transponders.MedicalSeetransceiverTRANSPONDER
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TRANSPONDER➣Transmitter Responder |
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